UAB Blazers vs Illinois Fighting Illini
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End of Game
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| ILL | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Who won: Illinois 42-23
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the UAB Blazers 42-23 on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Gies Memorial Stadium. The Illinois outscored the UAB 14-3 in the 1st quarter. Katin Houser led the Illinois in passing yards (13/17, 182 YDS, 3 TD). Ryder Burton led the UAB in passing yards (18/31, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Burton | 18/31 | 219 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 37.2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Robinson II | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Bam McReynolds | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryder Burton | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 14 |
| Kaleb Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Smith | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 42 |
| Ty Mims | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| EJ Reid | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bam McReynolds | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Kaleb Brown | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Scott Isacks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rod Robinson II | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gabriel Cline | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muaaz Byard | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Sweeting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Esonwune | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anta'Veon McKenzie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Jordan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diezel Wilkinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Sanders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvon Gulley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draden Fullbright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Que Billingsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Dean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo'Tavion Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Mims | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Delange | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Hargett | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
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